FIFA confirms departure of senior executive Kevin Lamour after Infantino criticism
FIFA said Kevin Lamour’s departure followed his criticism of Gianni Infantino’s $20 billion tournament plan, which faced broad internal opposition.
- FIFA confirmed on August 17, 2026, that the working relationship with Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour had ended after nearly two years in the role.
- The departure follows public criticism by Lamour regarding FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in its tournament business—including the World Cup—to private investors.
- Lamour publicly stated that FIFA staff had been "deceived" by the proposal, calling it "the project of one person" who "believes he embodies FIFA when he is supposed to be at its service".
- In an internal communication, FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström informed staff that the governing body and Lamour had agreed to part ways following recent discussions.
- Lamour's exit comes shortly after the controversial World Cup commercial investment proposal was shelved following strong pushback and the resignation of senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro.
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Gianni Infantino has fired his director of operations at FIFA, Kevin Lamour, for opposing the president’s plan to sell World Cup participation to private investments. According to leaked from the organization that runs world football, this important position would have been dismissed after claiming that the top president had “deceived” ... Continue reading “Infantino throws out FIFA one of its directors for opposing the privatization of the Worl…
Fifa fired the operating director Kevin Lamour after in July he had criticized Gianni Infantino's plan to sell private investors part of the rights of the World Cup. To bring him back on the evening of yesterday, August 17, was Sky News referring to having learned it and quoting a statement from a [...] The article Infantino fired Kevin Lamour, number 3 of Fifa: he had dared to criticize his plan for the World Cup comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.
FIFA confirmed this Monday that its Chief Operating Officer, Frenchman Kevin Lamour, has left the governing body of world football, just a few days before the...
Fifa has fired chief operating officer Kevin Lamour less than three weeks after he publicly criticized FIFA President Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell a share of the World Cup's commercial rights to private investors linked to US President Trump.
FIFA fired top manager after criticism of Infantino plan.FIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has left the organization after criticizing the Infantino plan to sell a stake in commercial rights. UEFA and other associations have withdrawn their support for the FIFA president.
FIFA said on Monday that its chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, who had criticized FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a portion of the organization's tournament stakes to private investors, is leaving the organization.
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